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Bids by Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing

Departments/schools can request that Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing perform a competitive bid or negotiate on their behalf. In addition to simply providing advice to departments and schools if they are going to solicit bids on their own, Procurement and Payment Services can provide different levels of more formal support:

The benefits associated with having Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing manage the entire procurement process for significant purchases or when a strategic relationship needs to be established include the following:

To request assistance with the procurement process, please contact Procurement and Payment Services at procurement@northwestern.edu or 847-491-8120.